Inside Direct3D (Dv-Mps Inside)
Inside Direct3D (Dv-Mps Inside)
ISBN: 0735606137
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 1999
Pages: 131
Pages: 131
Authors: Peter J Kovach, Jeffrey Richter
- Cover
- LOC Page
- Acknowledgments
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Dedication
- Chapter 1 -- DirectX Fundamentals
- The DirectX APIs
- How Direct3D Works as a DirectX API
- What You Need to Know to Use a DirectX API
- The Direct3D Framework
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2 -- Windows Code for Direct3D Programs
- How to Structure Your Windows Code
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 3 -- Setting Up DirectDraw for a Direct3D Program
- DirectDraw and Multiple Monitors
- Setting Up DirectDraw
- Creating a Structure to Hold the Enumerated Devices
- Enumerating the DirectDraw Devices
- Creating a DirectDraw Object
- Enumerating the Display Modes
- Enumerating the Direct3D Devices
- Picking a Direct3D Device
- Initializing DirectDraw with the CD3DFramework7 Object
- Setting the Cooperative Level
- Creating Surfaces
- Flipping the Surfaces
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 4 -- Direct3D for DirectX Applications
- Direct3D Immediate Mode Objects and Interfaces
- Creating an Immediate Mode Application
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 5 -- Direct3D Vertices and the Transformation and Lighting Pipeline
- Overview of the TL Pipeline
- Vertices
- Setting Up the TL Pipeline Matrices
- The Viewport
- Lighting
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 6 -- Rendering 3D Primitives
- The BeginScene and EndScene Methods
- Indexed and Nonindexed Primitives
- The DrawPrimitive Methods
- Primitive Types
- Setting Render States
- Interpolants: Gouraud Shading and Specular Lighting
- Creating a 3D Application
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7 -- Keyboard and Joystick Input
- Creating a DirectInput Object
- Getting the Keyboard, the Mouse, or the Joystick
- Force Feedback
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8 -- Texturing
- Texture Coordinates
- Creating Texture Surfaces
- Texture Management
- Texture Compression
- Mipmaps
- Texture Filtering
- Texture Interface Pointers
- Texture Stages
- Texture Blending
- Texture-Addressing Modes
- Texture Wrapping
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9 -- Fog
- Fog Formulas
- Setting Up Fog
- Pixel Fog
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10 -- Alpha Blending
- Blending with the Frame Buffer
- Special Effects
- Alpha Testing
- Color-Key Transparency
- Alpha-Capable Palettized Textures
- Texture Stages Using Alpha
- Legacy Blending Modes and Texture Stages
- Premultiplied vs. Nonpremultiplied Alpha
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 11 -- Light Mapping and Environment Mapping
- Light Mapping
- Environment Mapping
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 12 -- Stencil Buffers
- Creating a Stencil Buffer
- Clearing a Stencil Buffer
- Configuring the Stenciling State
- Creating Effects
- The ShadowVol and ShadowVol2 Demos
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 13 -- Loading and Animating 3D Models
- Animated Characters
- Loading and Handling RoadRage Models
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 14 -- Optimizing a Direct3D Application
- The Direct3D Framework
- Conserving Texture Memory
- Enhancing Your 3D Effects
- Optimizing Your Geometry Handling
- Minimizing Resources
- Conclusion
- Chapter 15 -- Integrating DirectPlay
- DirectPlay Concepts
- Getting Started
- The Multiplayer Connect Dialog Box
- The Multiplayer Games Dialog Box
- DirectPlay Messages
- The Code So Far
- Conclusion
- Chapter 16 -- Conclusion
- Games
- Simulation and Virtual Reality
- Good Luck and Enjoy
- About the Author
- About This Electronic Book
Inside Direct3D (Dv-Mps Inside)
ISBN: 0735606137
EAN: 2147483647
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 1999
Pages: 131
Pages: 131
Authors: Peter J Kovach, Jeffrey Richter
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